Discriminated for a declared unspent conviction

[OldWelshGuy]

if this happened to me I would be VERY peed off. I would also take the money and raise a glass to them

[sirearl]

Originally Posted by OldWelshGuy

if this happened to me I would be VERY peed off. I would also take the money and raise a glass to them

Bloody cheapskate.

Earl

[OldWelshGuy]

Originally Posted by sirearl

Bloody cheapskate.

Earl

Ok then I would raise a glass of 1981 chateau lafite

[rachel_HRSolutions]

Unfortunately you cannot claim discriminationa as conviction status is not a protected charahcteristic, and owing to the fact that the job role was at a financial institution the safeguarding process in respect of vetting individuals will be higher than standard practice.

Technically, you were not employed unless you formally accepted an offer of employment however, regardless of employment status legislation allows employers to dismiss on the grounds of an unspent conviction.

I very much doubt you would receive anywhere near £500.00 pursuing the matter via legal channels.

[Richie N]

Originally Posted by OldWelshGuy

Take them all the way to where and for what? What exactly are you hoping to get? You appear to have given a few hours of your time, they have offered to compensate this to the tune of £500. Was there any mention of convictions on any application forms? I am at a loss as to why you feel you are entitled to money for failing to meet the criteria. £500 seems enough IMO

I agree with Welshguy.

An employer can withdraw their offer at any time, so to offer you £500 as a goodwill gesture I would say take it and move on.

[Dan@Printwell]

Originally Posted by OldWelshGuy

Ok then I would raise a glass of 1981 chateau lafite

That’s older than me, are you saving it for a special occasion?

[TheKingPatch]

Thought I would chime in with my 2 cents as I found myself in a similar situation. If at any time during the recruitment process, the prospective employer does not specify that the job offer is subject to a satisfactory background check, and you are subsequently dismissed, then there is grounds for complaint. However as there had probably been no paperwork involved at this point (I'm going out on a limb and assuming here :P), then unfortunately I would imagine there is little you could do about it.

[Steve Sellers]

Originally Posted by rachel_HRSolutions

Technically, you were not employed unless you formally accepted an offer of employment however, regardless of employment status legislation allows employers to dismiss on the grounds of an unspent conviction.

Which legislation?

[TheKingPatch]

Originally Posted by Steve Sellers

Which legislation?

^ yeah, I'm curious about that one as well. (I'm honestly curious, as this comment seems like I'm a minion popping up behind a bully and saying exactly what he said )

[rachel_HRSolutions]

section 98 1 b (SOSR) with reliance on the exceptons order covered under ROA 1974/Exceptions Order 1975 -

I was using laymans terms per se when referrring to legislation as we al know the prescribed grounds, however, I have relied on SOSR coupled with FSA regulatory code and ROA legislation in private practice as a defence to similar claims and was successful.